Deuteronomy 21:20
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
בֵּן
son/ our
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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עִיר
city/ his
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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זָלַל
a glutton
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זָלַל
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
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סָרַר
is stubborn
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סָרַר
to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
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זָקֵן
the elders of
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